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Word Origin & History

jot 1526, borrowing of L. jota, variant spelling of Gk. iota "the letter -i-, the smallest letter in the alphabet, hence the least part of anything. The verb "to make a short note of" is attested from 1721.

Example Sentences for jotted

He noted the direction of Andrew's eyes while he jotted down the items.

He was consulting a small note-book, wherein he jotted down some figures.

He now drew out his note-book and jotted down one or two memoranda.

At the nearest one of these last was jotted down the words: "Umbrela Tree."

These he jotted down in his notebook, together with cross-sections of width.

And he jotted down the name, I presume phonetically, in his note-book.

It must be remembered that these notes are only jotted down as they have occurred to me.

Presently he began and she jotted the message on the margin of her book.

I have jotted down the form here, if you would not mind signing it.

He was quite right: number 514, series 23, was jotted down on the fly-leaf.